GIVING HIM THE BUSINESS

School's been a killer lately, hence the lack of posts lately. A call from last Saturday's (November 24) ACC football contest between North Carolina State and Maryland warrants a new post. After a personal foul penalty was called against a linebacker that started punching out a wide receiver after a low block, referee Ron Cherry gave a great explanation for why the penalty was called.



Apparently, there is a precedent for calling a personal foul for "giving [someone] the business." In 1986, former NFL referee Ben Dreith made the call during a Bills-Jets game.



And now, as an added bonus, a remix of the two calls.



One person commented that the "giving him the business" call was the reason he got into officiating. Although it's not the reason I got into the profession (I'm in my second full year now and never heard the Dreith call until yesterday), I'm hoping I'll get to use it at some point before retiring.

RANDOM CRAP SINCE THE LAST POST

Wow! It REALLY has been a long time since we've visited this page, hasn't it? Much has happened since September 25. The Saints are almost back at .500 (3-4 as of this post), the Bears are proving to be who we thought they were, O. J.'s back in trouble, Halloween has come and gone, and Fall Break has come to an end.



Speaking of Halloween, here is a picture of me in my Halloween get-up. I was inspired to dress as Robert Goulet as a tribute to the wonderful baritone that sadly and tragically passed away the day before. Turns out, I wasn't too sucessful in imitating the late-star of Camelot and the Naked Gun series. I was told I looked like Freddie Mercury, Burt Reynolds, and Super Mario. I'll let you be the judge.



Tell me. Who do you think I resemble with that horrible moustache? Robert Goulet (bottom left), Freddie Mercury (bottom center), or Burt Reynolds (bottom right), or none of the above.

More to come upon my return from Philadelphia tomorrow. For now, I shall leave you with this.